Kelsey Takes Five Podiums, Blevins and Whitten Take Four Each At Texas World Speedway

Danny Kelsey collected five podiums with his two Pirelli-shod Suzuki GSX-Rs, while Conner Blevins and Jim Whitten took four each during the CMRA’s round two sprint event on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Texas World Speedway. A all-time record setting 802 sprint entries were greeted Sunday morning by cold and blustery weather, with 38 degree temperatures and 40 mph wind gusts creating very challenging riding conditions. The track had very little grip, and the wind was coming from an unusual direction, creating very cool track surface conditions. The CMRA postponed some of the schedule to allow the temperatures to come up before the sprints began, and shortened the races to five laps each, with seven laps for Formula 1 Expert.

Kelsey rode his Suzuki GSX-R1000 to the win in RaceworX A Superstock Expert, then to second places finishes in HighPerformanceCrew.com A Superbike Expert and Breast Cancer Research Foundation/P1 Racing Formula 1 Expert. He took the win in B Superbike Expert and a second in the TrackTactics Track Days B Superstock Expert on his GSX-R750.

Conner Blevins onboard his Kawasaki ZX-6R took the wins in B Superstock Expert, South Central Race Center C Superstock Expert, C Superbike Expert, and a second place finish in B Superbike Expert.

Jim Whitten won Formula 2 Expert, Formula 40 Lightweight Expert, finished second in D Superbike Expert, and third in Lightweight Twins Expert on his North Texas Superbikes Ducati 1000SS.

Ty Howard took his Dunlop-shod KTM RC8 to a decisive win in the day’s headline race, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation/P1 Racing Formula 1. In the cold slick track conditions, it was close racing action, as Howard turned a fastest lap of 1:44.098, narrowly holding off Danny Kelsey at the line by 0.054 seconds for the win. Kelsey turned a fastest lap of 1:44.384, but couldn’t outpace Howard. Kelsey did pull a 16-second lead on Eddie Thornton, relegating him to third on his BMW S1000RR.

Brandt Dillon, William Guthrie, Billy Gonzalez, Will Zamora, Hayden Schultz, Joseph Caruso, and Jose Silva rounded out the top 10 on a 26 bike grid. Hayden Schultz also won the $100 P1 cash purse for riding the first 600 to cross the finish line during the Formula 1 race.

Howard took his second win in HighPerformanceCrew.com A Superbike Expert, again by a narrow margin of 0.90-second in front of Kelsey. This was another edge of your seat action race, as Howard and Kelsey battled it out again. Despite the weather conditions, Howard ran a blistering fastest lap of 1:43.301, Kelsey turned an equally impressive fastest lap of 1:43.686, and the two powerhouses crossed the line 16-seconds ahead of third place again. There was great action on the Novice grids too, as top Novices Jay Newton took six podium finishes and William Renville took four. Newton rode his Yamaha YZF-R6 to wins in Lone Star Track Days B Superstock Novice, House of Paint Designs C Superbike Novice, second place in Moto Liberty C Superstock Novice, and third in Road & Track Suspension Formula 1 Novice, North Texas Superbikes A Superbike Novice, North Texas Superbikes B Superbike Novice. Renville grabbed the wins in Formula 2 Novice, D Superbike Novice, OnRoad OffRoad D Superstock Novice, and 995Paintworks.com Lightweight Twins Novice on his Dunlop-shod Suzuki SV650.

Nancy Selleck, CMRA Administrator, had this to add, “Round Two was just as exciting as our opening weekend last month. After eight hours, the winner of Saturday’s endurance race was decided by a mere 3.806 seconds. And we were all thrilled to welcome back CMRA alumni Kevin Schwantz and Britt Turkington, who brought along AMA rider Blake Young for some endurance fun. On Sunday, for the second round in a row, we had another record number of race entries for sprints…802. The paddock was full and everyone had a great time. We want to thank all of our racers, sponsors, track vendors, crew, corner workers and staff for their support and a special thanks to our “long distance” members for braving the miles and snowy weather to come race with us. We truly appreciate each and every one of them.” On behalf of our racers, the CMRA would like thank our 2013 Class Sponsors including: 212Decals.com, 995PaintWorks.com, Body Evolution Fitness Center, Breast Cancer Research Foundation/P1 Racing, HighPerformanceCrew.com, House of Paint Designs, Houston Superbikes, Island Racing Services, K&N Motorcycles, Lone Star Track Days, Moto Liberty, North Texas Superbikes, OnRoad OffRoad Suspension, RaceworX, Relentless Swagg, Road & Track Suspension, Six Three Cycles, South Central Race Center, Texas Tornado Boot Camp and TrackTactics Track Days. Please remember to support the products and services of the companies who support you!

For a complete list of results and standings, please visit the website: www.CMRAracing.com. The next round in CMRA season will be on April 13-14, at Eagles Canyon Raceway, Decatur, TX. Details for the weekend will be announced when finalized.

SPRINT RACE RESULTS

D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT 1. Joseph B. Toner (Kaw 650R) 2. Danny Dominguez (Suz SV650) 3. Mike Canzoneri (Suz SV650) 4. Frank Rodriguez (Suz SV650) 5. Ben Jones (Suz SV650) 6. Dominic Medina (Hon FT500)

ONROAD OFFROAD SUSPENSION – D SUPERSTOCK NOVICE 1. William Renville (Suz SV650) 2. Britten Geary (Suz SV650) 3. Connor Toner (Apr SXV 5.5) 4. Mark LaNoue (Suz SV650) 5. Jeremias Moreno (Kaw ZX400) 6. Warren Egger (KTM 525)

TRACK TACTICS TRACK DAYS – B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT 1. Danny Kelsey (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Travis Ohge (Suz GSX-R600) 5. JC Camacho (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Brandon Altmeyer (Suz GSX-R600)

LONE STAR TRACK DAYS – B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE 1. Jay Newton (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Chris Hamlett (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Mark Patterson (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Doug Frenchak (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Kevin Randall (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R6)

SOUTH CENTRAL RACE CENTER – C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT 1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Travis Ohge (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Craig Montgomery (Yam YZF-R6) 5. JC Camacho (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Hayden Schultz (Yam YZF-R6)

MOTO LIBERTY – C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE 1. Mark Patterson (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jay Newton (Yam YZF-R6) 3. David Thompson (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Sid Shaddock (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Robert Garza (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Doug Frenchak (Yam YZF-R6)

NORTH TEXAS SUPERBIKES – FORMULA 1 LADIES 1. Rebecca Caudle (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Lindsey Redfern (Duc 848) 3. Lisa Dillon (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Brandie Cox (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Theressa Riggs (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Megan Wanat (Yam YZF-R6)

MOTARD 1. Robert Bradlaw (Hon CRF450) 2. Connor Toner (Apr SXV 5.5) 3. Lindsey Leard (KTM SMR450) 4. Nick Chapman (Apr SXV 450) 5. Warren Egger (KTM 525) ??

RACEWORX – A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT 1. Danny Kelsey (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. William Guthrie (BMW S1000RR)? 3. Eddie Thornton (BMW S1000RR) 4. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR) 5. Will Zamora (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Brady Ipock (Apr RSV4)?

ONROAD OFFROAD SUSPENSION – A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE 1. Mark Patterson (Apr RSV4) 2. David Napier (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Anthony Hill (BMW S1000RR)? 4. Blake Cypert (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Jay Newton (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Chris Hamlett (Suz GSX-R600)

FORMULA 2 EXPERT 1. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS) 2. Jesse Davis (Duc 992R) 3. Danny Dominguez (Suz SV650)?? 4. Joseph B. Toner (Kaw 650R) 5. Mark Kline (Hon CBR600F2) 6. David Canzoneri (Suz SV650)??

ROAD & TRACK SUSPENSION – FORMULA 2 NOVICE 1. William Renville (Suz SV650) 2. Britten Geary (Suz SV650) 3. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000SS) 4. Michael Gilliland (Suz SV650) 5. Richard Peery (Suz SV650) 6. Nick McDonald (Suz SV650)

CLASSIC 1. Andrew Sukach (Suz GSX-R600) 2. David E. Wilson (Hon CBR600F3) 3. Sean Brown (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Karl Hansen (Hon CBR600F3) 5. Dominic Medina (Hon FT500) 6. David Kessler (Hon CBR600F3)

BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION/ P1 RACING – FORMULA 1 EXPERT 1. Ty Howard (KTM RC8) 2. Danny Kelsey (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Eddie Thornton (BMW S1000RR) 4. Brandt Dillon (BMW S1000RR) 5. William Guthrie (BMW S1000RR) 6. Billy Gonzalez (Duc 1199)

B SUPERBIKE EXPERT 1. Danny Kelsey (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. JC Camacho (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Eric Williams (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Willie Carter (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Sean Gurevich (Kaw ZX-6R)??

NORTH TEXAS SUPERBIKES – B SUPERBIKE NOVICE 1. David Napier (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Doug Frenchak (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jay Newton (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Chris Hamlett (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Mark Patterson (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Sid Shaddock (Yam YZF-R6)

RELENTLESS SWAGG – ROOKIE EXPERT LIGHTWEIGHT 1. Frank Rodriguez (Suz SV650) 2. Ben Jones (Suz SV650)

SIX THREE CYCLES – FORMULA 3 1. Brian Bartlow (Kaw 250R) 2. Nick Doolan (Hon RS125) 3. Jeremias Moreno (Kaw ZX400)

HOUSE OF PAINT DESIGNS – C SUPERBIKE NOVICE 1. Jay Newton (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Kevin Randall (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Chris Hamlett (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Mark Patterson (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Robert Garza (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Doug Frenchak (Yam YZF-R6)

C SUPERBIKE EXPERT 1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Travis Ohge (Suz GSX-R600) 3. JC Camacho (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Craig Montgomery (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Hayden Schultz (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Ryan Ambrose (Tri Daytona 675)

BODY EVOLUTION FITNESS CENTER – FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT 1. Pete Martins (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR) 3. Brady Ipock (Apr RSV4) 4. Rune Medhus (Duc 1198S) 5. Guillermo A. Gonzalez (Duc 1199) 6. Willie Carter (Suz GSX-R750)

BODY EVOLUTION FITNESS CENTER – FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE 1. David Napier (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Mark Patterson (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Thomas Delaney (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Cary Cabe (Duc 1098) 5. Shawn Swearingen (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Mark Sneed (Kaw ZX-10R)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT 1. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS) 2. Andrew Sukach (Suz SV650) 3. Danny Dominguez (Suz SV650) 4. Mark Kline (Hon CBR600F2) 5. Joseph B. Toner (Kaw 650R) 6. David Canzoneri (Suz SV650)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE 1. Sean Brown (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Robert Whyte (Duc 1078) 3. David Kessler (Hon CBR600F3) 4. John Byus (Suz SV650) 5. Richard Peery (Suz SV650) 6. Michael Gilliland (Suz SV650)

HIGH PERFORMANCE CREW.COM – A SUPERBIKE EXPERT 1. Ty Howard (KTM RC8) 2. Danny Kelsey (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Eddie Thornton (BMW S1000RR) 4. Brandt Dillon (BMW S1000RR) 5. William Guthrie (BMW S1000RR) 6. Billy Gonzalez (Duc 1199)

NORTH TEXAS SUPERBIKES – A SUPERBIKE NOVICE 1. David Napier (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Chris Hamlett (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Jay Newton (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Mark Patterson (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Anthony Hill (BMW S1000RR) 6. Thomas Delaney (Hon CBR1000RR)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT 1. Jesse Davis (Duc 992R) 2. Andy Gilliland (Suz SV650) 3. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS) 4. Danny Dominguez (Suz SV650) 5. David Canzoneri (Suz SV650) 6. Keith Lincoln (Suz SV650)

995 PAINTWORKS – LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE 1. William Renville (Suz SV650) 2. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000SS) 3. Connor Toner (Apr SXV 5.5) 4. Noah Reese (Suz SV650) 5. Michael Gilliland (Suz SV650) 6. Britten Geary (Suz SV650)

ROOKIE EXPERT HEAVYWEIGHT 1. Will Zamora (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Will Boldt (Suz GXS-R750) 3. Greg Gilstrap (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Bobby Davies (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Arthur Fonseca Jr. (Apr RSV4) 6. Dolph McVicker (Yam YZF-R6)

ROAD & TRACK SUSPENSION – FORMULA 1 NOVICE 1. Mark Patterson (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Blake Cypert (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Jay Newton (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Chris Hamlett (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Kevin Randall (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Anthony Hill (BMW S1000RR)

D SUPERBIKE EXPERT 1. Jesse Davis (Duc 992R) 2. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS) 3. Mark Kline (Hon CBR600F2) 4. Andrew Sukach (Suz SV650) 5. Mike Canzoneri (Suz SV650) 6. Keith Lincoln (Suz SV650)

D SUPERBIKE NOVICE 1. William Renville (Suz SV650) 2. Sean Brown (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000SS) 4. Britten Geary (Suz SV650) 5. Michael Gilliland (Suz SV650) 6. David Kessler (Hon CBR600F3)

HOUSTON SUPERBIKES – HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT 1. Derek Wagnon (Duc 848) 2. Billy Gonzalez (Duc 1199) 3. Ted Phillips (Apr RSV1000) 4. Guillermo A. Gonzalez (Duc 1198) 5. Rune Medhus (Duc 1198S) 6. Ryan Ambrose (Tri Daytona 675)

HOUSTON SUPERBIKES – HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE 1. Jim Dugger (Buell 1125R) 2. Lindsey Redfern (Duc 848) 3. Steven Nedd (KTM RC8) 4. Tristan Reeves (Tri Daytona 675) 5. Jon Bell (Tri Daytona 675) 6. Patt Hagens (Tri Daytona 675)

MODERN CLASSIC 1. Ted Phillips (Apr RSV1000) 2. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Mike Adams (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Greg Gilstrap (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Robert Green (Hon CBR600RR) 6. John Rawls (Suz GSX-R750)